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20100181479 | Particle-optical systems and arrangements and particle-optical components for such systems and arrangements - A particle-optical arrangement comprises a charged-particle source for generating a beam of charged particles; a multi-aperture plate arranged in a beam path of the beam of charged particles, wherein the multi-aperture plate has a plurality of apertures formed therein in a predetermined first array pattern, wherein a plurality of charged-particle beamlets is formed from the beam of charged particles downstream of the multi-aperture plate, and wherein a plurality of beam spots is formed in an image plane of the apparatus by the plurality of beamlets, the plurality of beam spots being arranged in a second array pattern; and a particle-optical to element for manipulating the beam of charged particles and/or the plurality of beamlets; wherein the first array pattern has a first pattern regularity in a first direction, and the second array pattern has a second pattern regularity in a second direction electron-optically corresponding to the first direction, and wherein the second regularity is higher than the first regularity. | 07-22-2010 |
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20130187046 | Particle-Optical Systems and Arrangements and Particle-Optical Components for such Systems and Arrangements - The present invention concerns a charged-particle multi-beamlet system that comprises a source of charged particles ( | 07-25-2013 |
20140158902 | Particle-Optical Systems and Arrangements and Particle-Optical Components for such Systems and Arrangements - A particle-optical arrangement comprises a charged-particle source for generating a beam of charged particles; a multi-aperture plate arranged in a beam path of the beam of charged particles, wherein the multi-aperture plate has a plurality of apertures formed therein in a predetermined first array pattern, wherein a plurality of charged-particle beamlets is formed from the beam of charged particles downstream of the multi-aperture plate, and wherein a plurality of beam spots is formed in an image plane of the apparatus by the plurality of beamlets, the plurality of beam spots being arranged in a second array pattern; and a particle-optical element for manipulating the beam of charged particles and/or the plurality of beamlets; wherein the first array pattern has a first pattern regularity in a first direction, and the second array pattern has a second pattern regularity in a second direction electron-optically corresponding to the first direction, and wherein the second regularity is higher than the first regularity. | 06-12-2014 |
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20080313047 | Payment clearing network for electronic financial transactions and related personal financial transaction device - Described herein are networks and related devices and methods for facilitating the electronic transfer of funds and electronic purchases between consumers, merchants, and other parties. Also facilitated by the principles described herein is the electronic transfer of funds or payments between individuals. The disclosed principles provide for the funds of a user's account to never leave his original financial account until the financial transaction takes place. Thus, no special accounts within the payment system are required to be opened, maintained, or funded by a user. Instead, funds are simply transferred to or from a user's associated financial account by the financial institution maintaining that account and in accordance with instructions from the network. Thus, the present disclosure provides for fund transfers and purchases between parties in a secure, efficient, and the user-friendly manner. The disclosed principles provide for such transactions using, in some embodiments, portable devices, which may be dedicated devices associated with the disclosed network, or available consumer devices configured to operate with the network. | 12-18-2008 |
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20140019317 | Transaction managing system - Present example embodiments relate generally to systems, methods, devices, and computer-readable media for capturing details of a transaction, extracting details of the transaction, categorizing details of the transaction, storing details of the transaction, and creating customizable reports of the details of the transaction in numerical or graphical form, and advising on savings for past and/or future transactions. | 01-16-2014 |